Bedstead.



UNT PATET HILARY T. STEVENSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DAVID I. GORDON,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BEDSTEAD.

Application filed April 25, 1908.

To all fwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, HILARY T. STEVEN- sON, a citizen of the TUnited States, residing at New York, in the county of New Yorl; and

State of New Yorl, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bedsteads,

and l do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as v.vill enable others skilled in the l0 art to which it appertains rto malte and use the same.

My invention relates to foldingI hedsteads, and the objects of my invention are to produce a combined mattress frame and hedstead Which will 1ne easily and cheaply made, which will be strong, and which may also be folded compactly against the wall and out of the way. Also, my object is to provide a bedstcad of simple construction which While it will be adequate for all the purposes of a hedstead, may loe folded as aforesaid compactly against the Wall, and which shall be a poor mans bedstead in every sense of the Word. l achieve these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l is an elevation of a bed folded against tle wall, Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the bedstead standing upon the Iloon, Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the hedstead and mattress in the position shown in Fig. l, Figs. 4t and 5 are modifications, and Fig. 6 is a detail section showing the connection 1lnetween the loed rail and the end of the post, and showing the threaded section in which the end rail rotates.

Referring to the figures of the drawings, l and 2 rei resent the bed rails, preferably of gas pipe.

3 and 4 are end frames of the mattress iastened at 6 6 6 6 to the four corners of the hcdstead.

5 5 represent the end connections of each bed rail.

lO-lO are the posts of each side attached to each rail.

lll-14 represent ordinary gas pipe connections used for the feet of each bed post.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Serial No. s255235.

ln my device the entire structure of the bed frame, except the mattress frame, may be made of gas pipe and connections, and this construction renders the liedstead at the same time light and easily and economically made. rlie mattress is preferably formed of flat strips of steel, Woven as shown in Fig. l and attached to the frame in any preferred manner. The flat mattress strips are preferably extended longitudinally by a number of coiled springs l5.

In folding the lced out of the Way, it is simply raised to one side and rotated on the opposits lied rail, which rotating within the threads of the connection 5 allows the ced to be raised to an upright position. t is apparent that the 1ced can hefolded in tr's Way in either direction so as to fold it against either side Wall of the room in Which it is used. in folding the hedstead into position, the posts of the rising side rotating as they do will allow the rising post, if it interferes with the top of the stationary post7 to be moved to escape the interference and to he folded compactly against the Wall.

v'hat l claim is: A bedstead of the class described comprising two pairs of corner posts, a spring inattress pivotally connected at its side rails to the corner posts ofthe tivo pairs whereby the mattress may be .si/'rung to vertical position with the corner posts of one pair above the corresponding posts of the other pair, and an arched foot s'wiveled to the lower end of each of the said posts, the feet upon the upper posts being adapted to he turned to position parallel to the mattress when the same is in vertical position and the feet of the lower posts being adapted to extend at right angles to the first mentioned feet.

In testimony whereof l atliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HLARY T. STEVENSON.

/Vitnesses ld. SCHAAF, HUGO Moon. 

